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Letter to Gates - invitation to WH - 2.4.1938 copy.jpg
A letter from Mrs. J.M. Helm, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt's secretary, inviting Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gates to a lecture by Forbes Watson on Treasury Art Projects at the White House.

campmeeting color.jpg
Color illustration depicting a Methodist camp meeting in a wooded area.

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An illustration showing a religious revival in a wooded area.

219 House Lburg.jpg
A photo of the Renick House, which sat along U.S. Route 219 in Greenbrier County. The photo helps root the viewer in the landscape of Greenbrier County.

Rainelle, Greenbrier, WV.jpg
A birds-eye view photo of Rainelle, Greenbrier County, a lumber town. Greenbrier County's industrial economy was fueled by lumber, limestone, and coal.

Greenbrier Independent.pdf
An article from the Greenbrier Independent notifying readers that the annual Brushy Ridge Camp Meeting start date was moved back a week due to wet weather. The article also instructs readers on how to claim tent lots and to bring 'good glass…

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Photo of a young Robert Gates.

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The US Post Office in Lewisburg, WV, built with Treasury Department funds during the New Deal. Completed in 1938.

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The US Post Office in Oakland, Maryland was built under the New Deal's Federal Works Agency in 1940 and features Art Deco elements.

Garrett County farm.jpg
A photo of a section of a Garrett County farm.
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